" BEIJING， Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Gratefulness and tribute from China's media and netizens went to the former FIFA chief Joao Havelange， who passed away on Tuesday at the age of 100.
The Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro confirmed his death due to lung infection on early Tuesday.
Havelange was the leader of FIFA for 24 years from 1974 to 1998. He also served as the International Olympic Committee member between 1963 and 2011. In China， he was known as a strong supporter for China hosting the Olympic Games and developing football.
Wei Jizhong， the honorary life president of the Federation International de Volleyball (FIVB)， described Havelange as one of the two tutors in his life， the other is Juan Antonio Samaranch.
""FIFA will offer all the help China need but you should rely on yourself to win，"" Wei quoted the former FIFA chief， ""I think he is somehow disappointed at our failure.""
Sina China paid tribute to the legend with an article titled ""Pierre de Coubertin of football， best president of FIFA"".
NetEase Sports' website reported the sad news with bald， black Chinese font， mentioning football may not be the first sport of the world without his contribution in FIFA's reform.
The related report on the XINHUA NEWS attracted over 1，300 replies of which ""Be a wise man"" wrote: ""His life is completed. A man who made football the primary sport.""
""A good old man， may he rest in peace，"" said ""A happy guy is happy"".
Another netizen replied， ""He changed football， football changed him， too. Farewell.""
The last one might refer to his controversy of taking kickbacks， his successor， Switzerland's Sepp Blatter， also stepped down due to bribes.
On twitter's Chinese counterpart， Weibo， the news was retweeted hundreds of times and the most liked comment from ""Answers love watermelon""， said ""His massive contribution to football can not be overshadowed by the long time corruption.""
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BRUSSELS Cheap Alonzo Gee Jersey , June 23 (Xinhua) -- A further solid rise in business activity in June rounded off the strongest quarter of economic expansion across the 19-country eurozone for over six years, a survey showed Tuesday.
The Composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of the eurozone fell from a six-year high of 56.8 in May to a five-month low of 55.7 in June, according to data monitoring company Markit.
However, the average PMI reading for the second quarter -- 56.4 -- was above the 55.6 reading seen in the first three months of the year and was the highest since the first quarter of 2011.
"Despite the June dip Cheap Kendrick Perkins Jersey , the average expansion in the second quarter has been the strongest for over six years and is historically consistent with gross domestic product (GDP) growth accelerating from 0.6 percent in the first quarter to 0.7 percent," said Chris Williamson, chief business economist at Markit.
Williamson said the upturn was broad-based, with the surveys signalling an acceleration of GDP growth in both France and Germany in the second quarter Cheap Terrence Jones Jersey , as well as across the rest of the region as a whole.
"Job creation continued to run at one of the highest rates seen over the past decade as firms expanded capacity to meet demand," the economist said, adding that factory jobs growth remained particularly buoyant, due in part to production requirements surging higher on the back of rising exports.
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NANJING, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Four people were killed while nine others were injured in a string of hit-and-runs by a car in eastern China's Jiangsu Province, local police said Saturday.
A car ploughed into several pedestrians in a neighborhood in Jingjiang city at 8:27 p.m. Friday, a police officer said. After the incident Cheap Donatas Motiejunas Jersey , the car did not stop but continued the rampage.
The victims were rushed to hospital where four died despite medical treatment, while the nine injured are believed to be in stable condition.
The driver was caught in nearby Taixing city. Police found that he had taken poison in an attempt to commit suicide. He is receiving emergency treatment.
The incident is under investigation.
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